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3 charged with theft, assault on officer after incident at Northgate Mall

Colerain Township police said the men have been charged with theft and assault on a police officer after a car accident outside Northgate Mall Monday.

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Updated: 7:46 PM EDT Jul 29, 2013

3 charged with theft, assault on officer after incident at Northgate Mall

Colerain Township police said the men have been charged with theft and assault on a police officer after a car accident outside Northgate Mall Monday.

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Updated: 7:46 PM EDT Jul 29, 2013

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WEBVTT NORTHGATE MALL... WHEN POLICEHAVE SEVERAL MEN... ON THEGROUND.. WITH GUNS DRAWN. WLWTNEWS FIVE'S KARIN JOHNSON ANDHER VIDEOGRAPHER... WERE RIGHTTHERE.... WHEN IT ALL CAME TO AHEAD.SHE JOINS US LIVE .... WITH THEVIDEO... KARIN.POLICE SAY THREE MEN WERE CAUGHTSTEALING FROM STORES IN THEMALL. SECURITY CALLED THEM FORHELP. WE PULLED IN JUST ASPOLICE DID AND I WANT TO GETSTRAIGHT TO THE VIDEO SHOT BYPHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS KNIGHT.HE AND I WERE SITTING ACROSS THESTREET FROM THE NORTHGATE MALLWHEN A CALL CAME OVER THESCANNER THAT THERE WAS A HEAD ONCOLLISION INVOLVING A POLICEOFFICER OUTSIDE SEARS. POLICESAY AN OFFICER TRIED TO BLOCKTHE MEN IN WITH HIS CRUISER WHENTHEY SLAMMED INTO HIM. WHEN WEGOT THERE ... ONE PERSON WASOUTSIDE OF THE CAR ON HIS KNEES,POLICE GUNS DRAWN. TWO MOREWERE IN THE CAR THE CRUISER HIT.POLICE MADE THE DRIVER STICK HISHANDS OUT THE WINDOW, OPEN THECAR AND THEY TOOK HIM INTOCUSTODY. THEY DID THE SAMEWITH A THIRD MAN WHO WAS INSIDETHE CAR. WHEN HE GOT OUT, HEPUT WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN IPADON TOP OF THE CAR. THE THREE MENWERE ARRESTED FOR THEFT. RIGHTNOW POLICE ARE STILL SORTINGTHROUGH THE CAR BUT THEY SAYTHEY DID FIND STOLEN CLOTHESINSIDE. ONE LITTLE GUY... NOT INTROUBLE, THE DOG THAT WAS IN THECAR.THE POLICE OFFICER WHOSE CRUISERWAS HIT DID GO TO THE HOSPTIALWITH LOWER BACK PAIN...SO THETRIO COULD FACE ADDITIONALCHARGES FOR THAT. WE'LL CONTINUETO LEAD THE WAY ON THIS STORYAND BRING YOU MORE AS WE GETIT... ON THE AIR.. AND ONWLWT-DOT-COM.LIVE IN COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, KARINJOHNSON, WLWT NEWS 5.THREE LOCAL TEENAGE GIRLS...

3 charged with theft, assault on officer after incident at Northgate Mall

Colerain Township police said the men have been charged with theft and assault on a police officer after a car accident outside Northgate Mall Monday.